Bloomberg Discovers Foreign Leaders Exist, Post-Capture
Bloomberg Politics has landed an exclusive: after the hypothetical 'capture' of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (a scenario currently existing only in American policy dreams and this fantastical 2026 article), his 'leadership team asserts control.' One might wonder why a nation's leadership would need to 'assert control' if not for, say, a foreign power kidnapping its head of state. This isn't
a plot twist, it's basic governance 101, despite the decades of U.S. attempts to destabilize Venezuela through sanctions, coup attempts, and funding opposition figures like Juan Guaidó—who, according to the Center for Economic Policy Research, controlled zero Venezuelan territory despite being recognized by Washington as the 'rightful' president. It appears multinational corporate media only finds
a country's internal leadership structure noteworthy when the U.S. government is actively trying to dismantle it. How many times must Washington try to install a puppet before they realize countries, even those they dislike, have internal mechanisms? Or is it simply too much to ask for context beyond the narrative of American exceptionalism?